2010 in paleomammalogy

This paleomammalogy list records new fossil mammal taxa that were described during the year 2010, as well as notes other significant paleomammalogy discoveries and events which occurred during that year.

Non eutherian mammals Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAcinacodusValid Lopatin Maschenko AverianovEarly CretaceousWestern SiberiaAn amphidontid 'eutriconodont'. Antechinus yammalValid Cramb HocknullPleistoceneA marsupial belonging to the family Dasyuridae, a species of Antechinus.Antechinus yunaValid Cramb HocknullPleistoceneA marsupial belonging to the family Dasyuridae, a species of Antechinus.CanchadelphysValid Goin Abello ChornogubskyEarly OligoceneA member of Didelphimorphia belonging to the superfamily Peradectoidea and the family Caroloameghiniidae. The type species is C. cristata.Clenia brevisValid Goin Abello ChornogubskyEarly OligoceneA member of Microbiotheria, a species of Clenia.Eomicrobiotherium matutinumValid Goin Abello ChornogubskyEarly OligoceneA member of Microbiotheria, a species of Eomicrobiotherium.EpiklohniaValid Goin Abello ChornogubskyEarly OligoceneA member of Argyrolagoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is E. verticalis.GaladiValid Travouillon Gurovich et al.Travouillon, Gurovich, Beck, Muirhead.Oligo-MioceneA bandicoot.HeishanobaatarValid Kusuhashi Hu et al.Kusuhashi, Hu, Wang, Setoguchi, Marsuoka.Aptian/Albian Shahai & FuxinAn eobaatarid multituberculate.Hondonadia parcaValid Goin Abello ChornogubskyEarly OligoceneA member of Bonapartheriiformes, a species of Hondonadia.Hondonadia praecipitiaValid Goin Abello ChornogubskyEarly OligoceneA member of Bonapartheriiformes, a species of Hondonadia.Hondonadia pumilaValid Goin Abello ChornogubskyEarly OligoceneA member of Bonapartheriiformes, a species of Hondonadia.HutegotheriumValid Averianov Lopatin et al.Averianov, Lopatin, Krasnolutskii, Ivantsov.BathonianItat FormationA tegotheriid docodont. The type species is H. yaomingi.JuchilestesValid Gao Wilson et al.Gao, Wilson, Luo, Maga, Meng, Wang.Lower AptianYixian FormationAn amphidontid 'eutriconodont'. The type species is J. liaoningensis.KielanobaatarValid Kusuhashi Hu et al.Aptian/Albian Shahai and Fuxin formationsAn albionbaatarid multituberculate.Klohnia majorValid Goin Abello ChornogubskyEarly OligoceneA member of Argyrolagoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Klohnia.KukaodontaValid MacknessPlio-PleistoceneA marsupial belonging to the subfamily Zygomaturinae; a new genus for "Euowenia" robusta De Vis (1891).KramadolopsValid Goin Abello ChornogubskyLate Eocene to early OligoceneA member of Polydolopiformes. The type species is K. mayoi (Odreman Rivas, 1978); genus also includes K. abanicoi (Flynn and Wyss, 1999) and K. mckennai (Flynn and Wyss, 2004), as well as new species K. fissuratus and K. maximus.Leptalestes toevsiValid Hunter Heinrich WeishampelLate CretaceousSt. Mary River FormationA metatherian, a species of Leptalestes.Litokoala dicktedfordiValid PledgeProbably middle MioceneRiversleigh World Heritage AreaA marsupial belonging to the family Phascolarctidae (a relative of the koala).Litokoala thurmeraeValid PledgeLate OligoceneEtadunna FormationA marsupial belonging to the family Phascolarctidae (a relative of the koala).Nanolestes mackennaiValid Martin Averianov PfretzschnerOxfordianQigu FormationAn amphitheriid, a species of Nanolestes.NidimysValid Hunter Heinrich WeishampelUpper CretaceousSt. Mary River FormationA neoplagiaulacid multituberculate. The type species is N. occultus.Pachybiotherium illuminatumValid Goin et al.MiocenePinturas FormationA marsupial belonging to the group Microbiotheria.Paracimexomys propriscusValid Hunter Heinrich WeishampelLate CretaceousSt. Mary River FormationA multituberculate, a species of Paracimexomys.ParessonodonValid Wilson Dechesne AndersonLate CretaceousLaramie FormationA neoplagiaulacid multituberculate. The type species is P. nelsoni.ParikimysValid Wilson Dechesne AndersonLate CretaceousLaramie FormationA cimolomyid multituberculate. The type species is P. carpenteri.ParitatodonValid Martin AverianovMiddle Jurassic (Callovian)Balabansai FormationA basal docodont. A new genus for "Shuotherium" kermacki Sigogneau-Russell, 1988.PatagosmilusValid Forasiepi CarliniMiocene (Colloncuran)Collón Curá FormationA member of the family Thylacosmilidae. The type species is P. goini.PeriakrosValid Goin Abello ChornogubskyEarly OligoceneA member of Polydolopimorphia belonging to the suborder Hatcheriformes and the family Glasbiidae. The type species is P. ambiguus.Pilchenia antiquaValid Goin Abello ChornogubskyEarly OligoceneA member of Palaeothentidae, a species of Pilchenia.Pilchenia intermediaValid Goin Abello ChornogubskyEarly OligoceneA member of Palaeothentidae, a species of Pilchenia.PraedensValid Goin Abello ChornogubskyEarly OligoceneA member of Argyrolagoidea of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is P. aberrans.Rosendolops ebaiosValid Goin Abello ChornogubskyEarly OligoceneA member of Bonapartheriiformes, a species of Rosendolops.Simpsonodon sibiricusValid Averianov Lopatin et al.BathonianItat FormationA simpsonodontid docodont.SineleutherusValid Martin Averianov PfretzschnerOxfordianQigu FormationA eleutherodontid allotherian.

Newly named eutherians

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAcristatheriumValid Hu Meng et al.Hu, Meng, Li, Wang.AptianYixian FormationAn early eutherianAfricanomys bahariyaensiValid Mein PickfordVallesianA gundi.AfrikanokeryxValid Harris Solounias GeraadsMioceneBaringo BasinA relative of the okapi. Its type species is A. leakeyi.Afrotarsius libycusValid Jaeger et al.EoceneAn early member of Anthropoidea.AfrotragulusValid Sánchez Quiralte et al.Sánchez, Quiralte, Morales, Pickford.Early MioceneLothidok FormationA tragulid ruminant.AgathaeromysValid Zijlstra Madern van den Hoek OstendeProbably PleistoceneAn oryzomyine rodent. The type species is A. donovani; genus also includes A. praeuniversitatis.AgeitonomysValid Wang Ban-YueEarly OligoceneUlantatal FormationA ctenodactyloid rodent. The species is A. neimongolensis.Ailuravus mitchelliValid HookerEarly EoceneBlackheath FormationAlloeumyarionValid Qiu Zhu-DingEarly MioceneXiacaowan FormationA eumyarionine cricetid. The species is A. sihongensis.Altanius magnusValid Maschenko & TakaiEarly EoceneNaran Bulak FormationA primate of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Altanius.AmeuromysValid Mein PickfordVallesianA murid rodent belonging to the subfamily Gerbillinae. The type species is A. grandis.Amphilagus wuttkeiJunior synonym? Mörs & KalthoffLate OligoceneEnspel FormationA lagomorph, a species of Amphilagus. Considered to be a probable junior synonym of Amphilagus antiquus by Fostowicz-Frelik (2016).Apatemys proutiValid HookerEarly EoceneBlackheath FormationA member of Apatemyidae.Apterodon rauenbergensisValid Frey et al.Oligocene (Rupelian)Archaeonycteris relictaValid Harrison HookerEoceneCreechbarrow Limestone FormationAn early bat.Arctocyonides jefferyiValid HookerEarly EoceneBlackheath FormationA member of Arctocyonidae.Arvernoceros insolitusValid Vekua Bendukidze KiladzeEarly PleistoceneDmanisi localityA large-sized deer.Atlantoxerus xiyuensisValid WeiMioceneHalamagai FormationA squirrel belonging to the tribe Xerini, a relative of the Barbary ground squirrel.Australopithecus sedibaValid Berger de Ruiter et al.Berger, de Ruiter, Churchill, Schmid, Carlson, Dirks, Kibii.Late Tertiary to Early QuaternaryCradle of HumankindOne of the youngest known australopithecines to date.BarrancatatusValid Carlini Ciancio Scillato-YanéEarly OligoceneAn armadillo. The type species is "Meteutatus" rigidus Ameghino (1902); genus also includes "Meteutatus" tinguiririquensis Carlini et al. (2009), as well as new species Barrancatatus maddeni.BasirepomysValid Kortha De BlieuxLate Hemphillian (Late Miocene)Sevier River FormationSpecies: B. pliocenicus (previously Peromyscus pliocenicus Wilson 1937) (type) B. robertsiBatodonoides walshiValid KellyMiddle EoceneSespe FormationA shrew-like mammal, a species of Batodonoides.BlacktopsValid Meehan MartinEarly OligoceneBrule FormationA member of Leptictida. The type species is B. longinares; genus also includes B. latidens.Bos buiaensisValid Martínez-Navarro et al.Early PleistoceneA member of Bovidae, species of Bos.Chasicotatus powelliValid Scillato–Yané, Krmpotic & EstebanLate Miocene (Huayquerian)A euphractine armadillo related to Eutatus, a species of Chasicotatus.Chasicotatus spinozaiValid Scillato–Yané, Krmpotic & EstebanLate Miocene (Huayquerian)A euphractine armadillo related to Eutatus, a species of Chasicotatus.Chrysochloris arenosaValid Asher AveryEarly PlioceneLangebaanweg localityA golden mole, a species of Chrysochloris.Chrysochloris bronneriValid Asher AveryEarly PlioceneLangebaanweg localityA golden mole, a species of Chrysochloris.Chubutomys leucoreiosValid Pérez Vucetich KramarzMiocene (Colhuehuapian)A rodent belonging to the family Eocardiidae."Cricetodon" fandliValid Prieto, Böhme & GrossMioceneA rodent.Cricetodon wanheiValid Qiu Zhu-DingEarly MioceneXiacaowan FormationA cricetodontine cricetid.Ctenomys uquiensisValid Verzi Olivares MorganLate PlioceneUquía FormationA tuco-tuco.DamalboreaValid GentryMiddle PlioceneHadar FormationAn alcelaphine bovid. Its type species is Damalborea elisabethae.DarocasorexValid van DamMioceneAn anourosoricini soricidae. The type species is D. vandermeuleni.DawsonicyonValid Spaulding Flynn StuckyMiddle EoceneBridger FormationA basal carnivoramorphan.Deccanolestes narmadensisValid Prasad et al.Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)Deccan Intertrappean BedsDemocricetodon suensisValid Qiu Zhu-DingEarly MioceneXiacaowan FormationA copemyine cricetid.Dendropithecus ugandensisValid Pickford et al.Early MioceneDesmanodon crochetiValid PrietoMioceneA member of Talpidae.Desmanodon fluegeliValid Prieto et al.MioceneA member of Talpidae.DiabolocornisValid BeattyEarly MioceneAn aletomerycine palaeomerycid. The type species is D. simonsi.Diacodexis morrisiValid HookerEarly EoceneBlackheath FormationDiacodexis parvusValid Kumar et al.Eocene (Ypresian)Cambay FormationDidolodus magnusValid GelfoEoceneDimaitheriumValid Barrow Seiffert Simonsearly Late Eocene (early Priabonian)Birket Qarun FormationA hyracoid. The type species is D. patnaiki.DilambdogaleValid SeiffertEarliest PriabonianBirket Qarun FormationThe oldest known afrosoricid.Diplothrix yangziensisValid Wang Jin WeiEarly PleistoceneA relative of the Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat.Diunatans Valid Bosselaers PostEarly Pliocene (Zanclean)Kattendijk FormationA small rorqual DolosimusValid Dawson Li QiEocene (Irdinmanhan)A rodent of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is D. dolus.DraconomysValid Vucetich et al.Early OligoceneAn octodontoid rodent of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is D. verai.EdworthiaValid Fox Scott RankinMiddle TorrejonianPaskapoo FormationA primitive paromomyid plesiadapiform.ErlianomysValid Li Qian Meng JinEarly EoceneArshanto FormationA primitive myodont rodent. The species is E. combinatus.Eudaemonema webbiValid ScottLate PaleoceneA member of Mixodectidae.FaraframysValid Mein PickfordVallesianA rodent related to the maned rat. The type species is F. heissigi.FrontanyamysValid Quer AgustíEoceneA rodent belonging to the family Remyidae. The type species is F. russelli.Gaudeamus lavocatiValid Coster et al.Early OligoceneA rodent belonging to the group Hystricognathi.Geringia copiosusValid KorthLate OligoceneA cricetid rodent, a species of Geringia.GracilocyonValid Smith Smithearliest EoceneA miacid carnivoran.GuiomysValid PérezMiddle MioceneA primitive cavioid rodent.Hapalodectes paleocenusValid Beard et al.Late PaleoceneNomogen FormationHelanshaniaValid Vianey-Liaud Rodrigues